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Aboard the ‘Galaxy Leader,’ Hijacked by Houthis: Where Is the Kidnapped Crew?

A spokesman did not immediately respond to a request from Soldier of Fortune to offer proof that the hostages are alive. by Susan Katz Keating Hostage negotiators face “complex challenges” when trying to learn the fate of the crew that was aboard a Bahamas-flagged cargo ship that was seized on …

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Feds Are Scouring Prison Logs to See if Terrorists Visited Hezbollah Bomb Expert Behind Bars

by Susan Katz Keating Federal investigators are checking prison logs to see if anyone has visited a Lebanese man who staked out key New York landmarks and who previously planted a bomb in Israel, a security source told Soldier of Fortune. The prisoner, Alexei Saab, is an explosives expert who …

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Marine Corps Birthday Video Shows Lethal, Disciplined Force: ‘If I Was Gonna Die, I Would Die With My Boots On’

“Si vis pacem, para bellum.” Thus begins the video marking the 248th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps. In Latin, the phrase means, “If you desire peace, prepare for war.” The video proceeds with shots of Marines in action, and goes to a black screen. A voice speaks from the …

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Pro-Hamas Mob Storms Airport Runway in Russia, Hunts for Jews Arriving From Israel

Screaming “Allahu Akbar,” an enraged mob tried to break into a parked aircraft with passengers and crew inside. A mob shouting anti-Jewish epithets stormed and shut down the airport in the Russian city of Makhachkala in the predominantly Muslim region of Daghestan after a flight arrived from Israel on Sunday night. The crowds were …

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WATCH: Chinese Fighter Jet Buzzes US Air Force B-52 Bomber Over South China Sea at Night

SOUTH CHINA SEA – The Pentagon on Thursday released video of a J-11 fighter plane from the People’s Republic of China buzzing a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber over the South China Sea. The American plane was “lawfully conducting routine operations over the South China Sea in international airspace” on …

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Beirut Barracks Bombing: 40 Years Ago, US Marines Lost Their Lives to a Terror Attack; Today, Their Legacy Lives On

by Susan Katz Keating Morning reveille had not yet sounded at the Marine Corps barracks on Oct 23, 1983, when a Hezbollah terrorist drove a bomb-laden truck into the building in Beirut, Lebanon. The massive blast lifted the barracks off its foundation, and reduced it to rubble – instantly killing …

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American Troops in Iraq Attacked by Drones

American troops in Iraq defended themselves against three hostile drones that, resulting in minor injuries to U.S. and Coalition personnel, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Wednesday. “In western Iraq, U.S. forces engaged two drones, destroying one and damaging the second, resulting in minor injuries to Coalition forces,” according to …

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Blinken: After Hamas Terror Attack, US May Freeze $6 Billion Released to Iran in Prisoner Swap

The United States is considering blocking $6 billion that were released to Iran as part of a prisoner swap, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters in Israel. “We have strict oversight of the funds, and we retain the right to freeze them,” Blinken said.  Blinken made his remarks Thursday …

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War in the Tunnels: When Combat Goes Underground

As the war in Ukraine has brought urban combat into the forefront, U.S. defense officials are addressing what the complex realm of subterranean warfare will mean for American troops in future conflicts. “Our adversaries have adapted their capabilities against our weaknesses by expanding their use of underground facilities,” Army officials …

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Former U.S. Army Sergeant Charged With Trying to Give Defense Secrets to China

A former U.S. Army sergeant who carried a top secret security clearance was arrested on Friday for allegedly trying to give classified defense information to China, the Justice Department said. Joseph Daniel Schmidt, 29, who served in an Army intelligence unit from 2015 until 2020, offered U.S. defense information to …

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